We saw a sign as we were driving along that said "Lookout Point." We weren't behind schedule, but we didn't have a ton of time to kill, because we wanted to set up our tent before going to the show. We drove past it and then quick turned around at the next intersection and went back to investigate. It was our first time seeing the ocean on the trip.
West Coast. We were finally along the coast. I had only seen the Pacific Ocean once before and that was down in San Diego. There it was white sand and palm trees. Here we saw so much green. The land was covered in trees and the ocean seemed to come right up to them.
Another couple was checking out the view while we were there, and as we stood gazing out at the scenery the guy came up to us asking if we'd like him to take our picture. We gladly accepted. Of course he offered so that the favor could be returned and that we could take a picture of them. I'd say it was a win-win.
No time to lollygag. We hopped in the car and headed to the RV park where we were camping that night. Together we put up the tent. And let me tell you, it went much MUCH faster with two people and doing it in the daylight. Once we were all ready at the campsite we headed back to our gig.
McFarlin's. It was a nice set up. The stage was on one wall, the bar on the left and a lot of seating on the right. Unloaded the car and got set up and had a few minutes to kill before starting.
As soon as we were set up and ready to go, I went outside. I had gotten a glimpse of ocean shortly before, but I knew I wanted to see more and I knew the water was close by...I could smell it. I walked up the street and came across this sight. It's one of my favorite pictures I've taken from the trip. Little did I know then how beautiful Bandon would turn out to be.
Mark made his way outside and met me on the pier. We took a couple moments to take in what was around us. And to our luck, a lady was walking by with her dog, so we asked her if she'd take a picture and then we headed back inside for the show.
A man came up to me right before we started and told me that he recognized me from the website and requested that we play Body & Bones. That was a nice way to start the night. It was a great one. Gosh, we really enjoyed ourselves that night. The dinner crowd was great and they seemed to enjoy the mello-er stuff that we so very much enjoy doing. The folks were really welcoming and there were quite a few that stayed from start to finish.
At one part of the night we talked about how we were camping and that we had a fire pit at our campsite and that we had thought about doing s'mores, but we weren't sure where to get the goodies and firewood. A couple from the crowd said the name of a grocery store but told us that it closed at 11, which was when we were playing until. Then they offered to go get us the supplies. The guy that requested Body & Bones went out and got everything and tipped us with the necessities for s'mores. As a thank you, we gave him a CD and got excited to go back and start a fire.
Thanks to Mark's optimism and a little Quick Mart being open past 11, we got something to light the fire and we were definitely in business to make s'mores that night. It was a great treat and Mark even showed me a cool fire trick. (It's in the video.)
It got pretty chilly that night. It was in the 40's, so we woke up pretty early and decided it was a good idea to get on the road so that we could enjoy the scenery along 101 and have time to stop a couple times. One of the owners from the RV Park was sitting outside as we packed up and suggested that we backtrack just a little bit and take the beach loop before heading out of town. She said the drive would be really scenic, so we decided to take her advice.
Well, the drive was hardly scenic. We had just driven through Bozeman and Coeur d'Alene and saw some of the most amazing sights. But this lady didn't know the beautiful things that we had recently seen.
She did, however, know this beautiful view that was at the end of the Beach Loop. Holy bagoly. It was stunning. Gorgeous. By far the most breathtaking sight that I've seen this trip. Everywhere I looked was beautiful.
These huge rocks just jetted out of the water. They didn't seem to belong, yet they were perfect for being there. Oh Bandon, your beach was incredible.
I made sure to get lots of pictures, and had to capture Mark vlogging in action. What a pro!
He took the camera and reached out to get this shot of us with the ocean in the background before we made our way to the car to continue our journey. But before we could leave Bandon we had to go to...
The Human Bean! Probably the smallest little coffeeshop you've seen! We didn't get a ton of sleep the night before and our next show was in the afternoon so there wasn't time for a nap. There was only time for coffee.
We were about to embark one of the most wonderful drives yet...
Until next time,
Jordan
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